Worksheetss8p4:waves
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 49mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
2.
The highest point on a wave is:
a)
the crest
b)
the trough
c)
the top
d)
the coast
3.
The lowest point on a wave is the:
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Trough
d)
Wavelength
4.
The number of wavelengths that pass a point each per second is:
a)
frequency
b)
period
c)
longitudinal
d)
transverse wave
5.
The type of waves that require medium to pass:
a)
Mechanical Waves
b)
Electromagnetic Waves
6.
A mechanical wave cannot travel through...
a)
a vacuum(empty space).
b)
water.
c)
air.
d)
glass.
7.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
8.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
9.
Which of the following can sound travel through?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
all of the above
10.
crest to crest or trough to trough
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
amplitude
d)
wavelength
11.
Electromagnetic waves include the following except
a)
radio waves
b)
X-rays
c)
doing the wave at a football game
d)
microwaves
12.
regular disturbances that carry energy through matter or space
a)
crest
b)
energy
c)
wave
d)
trough
13.
which material does sound travel the fastest?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gases
14.
When a wave strikes and object and bounces off. (example echo)
a)
medium
b)
refraction
c)
reflection
d)
interference
15.
This is a __________wave
a)
transverse
b)
longitudinal
c)
surface
d)
all of the above
16.
This is a __________wave
a)
transverse
b)
longitudinal
c)
surface
d)
all of the above
17.
This is a __________wave
a)
transverse
b)
longitudinal
c)
surface
d)
all of the above
18.
This is a __________wave
a)
transverse
b)
longitudinal
c)
surface
d)
all of the above
19.
This is a __________wave
a)
transverse
b)
longitudinal
c)
surface
d)
all of the above
20.
This is a __________wave
a)
transverse
b)
longitudinal
c)
surface
d)
all of the above
21.
What causes a wave?
a)
matter
b)
vibrations
22.
What object would absorb the most radiation?
a)
A black T-shirt
b)
A mirror
c)
A white skateboard
d)
A red apple
23.
Which object would be the best at reflecting light waves?
a)
windows
b)
mirrors
c)
notebooks
d)
tables
24.
Which of the following represents refraction?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
25.
Which of the figures represents reflection?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
26.
An example of this is an echo
a)
refraction
b)
reflection
c)
transmission
d)
absorption
27.
Hey! That straw looks broken. Why?
a)
reflection
b)
refraction
c)
transmission
d)
absorption
28.
What is causing you to be able to see two sets of mountains in this picture?
a)
refraction of light
b)
reflection of light
c)
transmission of light
d)
absorption of light
29.
Maurice is wearing a yellow shirt. What behavior is causing our eye to see the yellow waves?
a)
absorption
b)
transmission
c)
reflection
d)
refraction
30.
What does it mean to refract?
a)
bounce off
b)
to bend
c)
curve outward
d)
reflect
31.
A wave that does not require a medium
a)
A. electromagnetic wave.
b)
B. surface
wave
c)
C. medium
d)
D. transverse
wave
32.
This wave has the second highest frequency on the spectrum.
a)
microwaves
b)
visible light
c)
x-rays
d)
gamma ray
33.
The higher the frequency the ______ the energy.
a)
higher
b)
lower
c)
neither, stays the same
34.
Wavelengths on the right side of the Electromagnetic spectrum are ______________.
a)
short
b)
long
c)
average
35.
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
36.
a)
Diffraction
b)
Interference
37.
a)
Diffraction
b)
Interference
38.
If a material absorbs all frequencies of light waves EXCEPT green, what color will be perceived by the observer?
a)
Green
b)
White
c)
Black
d)
Yellow
39.
If all light waves are absorbed by a medium, then what color will be perceived?
a)
White
b)
Black
c)
Red
d)
Green
40.
What part of the visible spectrum has the highest energy?
a)
Red
b)
Orange
c)
Green
d)
Violet
41.
The color you see is the color that is ___.
a)
reflected
b)
absorbed
42.
A shirt reflects all light, what color is the shirt
a)
Black
b)
Blue
c)
Magenta
d)
White
43.
Sound is able to travel faster in solids than in air because the molecules in a solid are
a)
closer together than air molecules
b)
more easily moved than air molecules
c)
moving faster than air moleculesmoving faster than air molecules
d)
larger than air molecules
44.
Sound waves travel the fastest through
a)
rock
b)
seawater
c)
space
d)
atmosphere
45.
Sound waves travel the fastest through dense materials. Through which of these would sound waves travel the SLOWEST?
a)
air
b)
glass
c)
metal
d)
water
46.
The loudness of sound can be changed by
a)
decreasing pitch
b)
increasing the frequency
c)
increasing the amplitude
d)
decreasing the wavelength
47.
The sound heard when a piano key is hit is caused by
a)
vibration
b)
refraction
c)
momentum
d)
acceleration
48.
A substance that carries sound waves is called
a)
a fulcrum
b)
a medium
c)
a spectrum
d)
equilibrium
49.
Bats and dolphins use this to help them find food
a)
MAGNETISM
b)
GPS
c)
MICROWAVES
d)
ECHOLOCATION
50.
At a traffic light, you hear an approaching fire truck with its sirens blowing loudly. As the fire truck gets closer, the frequencies of the sirens are higher. As the truck passes you, the frequencies begin to get lower. This is an example of
a)
THE PITCH TO FREQUENCY RATIO
b)
THE DOPPLER EFFECT
c)
THE SIREN EFFECT
d)
THE SOUND EFFECT
51.
Low frequency =_________pitch
a)
HIGH
b)
LOW
c)
MEDIUM
d)
STRAIGHT
52.
High frequency =______________pitch
a)
HIGH
b)
LOW
c)
MEDIUM
d)
STRAIGHT
53.
The medium through sound waves travel affects the
a)
SPEED OF THE SOUND
b)
THE AMPLITUDE OF THE WAVES
c)
THE NUMBER OF WAVES PER SECOND
d)
THE SOUND QUALITY
54.
A section of a longitudinal wave where the particles are crowded together is called a
a)
RAREFACTION
b)
COMPRESSION
c)
VIBRATION
d)
SURFACE WAVE
55.
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Trough
d)
Wavelength
56.
a)
Crest
b)
Trough
c)
Height
d)
Frequency
57.
a)
Trough
b)
Crest
c)
Amplitude
d)
Wavelength
58.
Sound waves are _______________
a)
Transverse waves
b)
Longitudinal waves
c)
Circular waves
d)
Seismic waves
59.
The wavelength is represented by which letter?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
60.
What kind of wave is this?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
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